Whilst Tomy Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has not been released yet, here comes Ubisoft officially releasing the trailer of the latest Rainbow Six video game during the Video Game Awards. "Rainbow Six: Patriots" was revealed to the video game community where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 won the Best Shooter Award, beating Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, and RAGE.

We are not sure if this will be a pure XBox 360 release, but for now we are more keen on the release of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier since it will be released in March 2012, whilst Rainbow Six: Patriots will be in 2013, with no specific release month indicated. So we'll all have to make do with tidbits of information that Ubisoft shall reveal over the course of its development.

Some people we asked say that this might be a controversial video game, as the plot of Rainbow Six: Patriots tackles the biggest issue confronting the world right now: the global financial crisis that Wall Street is accused of causing. A homegrown group of terrorists called "True Patriots" with a man called "Treadway" as their leader sow terror in New York City as they violently go against bankers in Wall Street.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots placeholder cover art (Source: Wikipedia)

There will be two IRL (in real life) groups that might object to the video game: the US right wing groups against government overreach and who always wrap themselves as "patriots" or "true americans"; and the "Occupy" movement, with the OWS (Occupy Wall Street) which is a relatively a non-violent pro-active movement protesting against the excesses of Wall Street and their influence in Washington D.C. to avoid regulation and get massive bailouts.

Indeed, this video game reaches into the seething anger of ordinary Americans, called the "99%", which have been squeezed by the lack of jobs, huge debts, home foreclosures, layoffs, and lack of health care resources whilst the richest "1%" still continue with their happy ways and avoiding tax increases that might help generate revenues for the government to lower the deficit, and have funds to put more social programs until the economy starts to get really better. The protests against Wall Street may be non-violent right now, but if Wall Street remains unreformed, it might just got to another level which can be violent, and that's the scenario Rainbow Six: Patriots wants to go into.

Here's some video game footage that may not exactly be in the final, release version of the game:

In Ubisoft's Press Release, this new game has the following features:

• Unprecedented Narrative – Patriots’ storyline explores an ultra-realistic what-if scenario inspired by real events and characters. The game will allow players to experience events from multiple perspectives creating an unprecedented level of immersion.
• A New Threat For A New Team - Terrorism has evolved and Team Rainbow must face an organized militia of home-grown insurgents.  As the leader of a new squad, players will wrestle with difficult ethical decisions and determine if the doing-whatever-it-takes mentality is needed to stop the enemy.
• Enhanced Squad Management - At the press of a button, the Rainbow squad will perform the most efficient and deadly tactic given the context of the situation.  When extreme measures are required, or when players call for it, you can take full control of your squad to plan the perfect assault.
• Evolved Combat – The game’s combat techniques have been pushed to the next level with cover and weapon systems redesigned to accommodate every combat situation. New Rappel and Breach mechanics are now enriched with multiple new techniques including Wall & Ceiling Breach, Fast Rope Rappel, inverted ‘Aussie Style Rappel’, Infiltrate & Subdue, to name a few.
• Intense Multiplayer Experience - Players will be rewarded for working as a team and mastering the game’s new features that enhance communication and tactical execution between teammates.  Once such feature found in the pre-game online lobby is the Sandtable, a holographic display that helps acquaint players with the level maps before they jump into the action. This will help players strategically coordinate attacks and add a new dimension to squad tactics.
• Surprise and Overpower Enemies– Utilize the game’s new Scan mode to strategically breach and infiltrate areas. This new tool will provide a thermal read on the situation, allowing you to determine the squad’s best course to overwhelm and defeat enemies.

The first feature is really interesting and we are curious on how Ubisoft will pull it off. Will there be ethical decisions that need to be made from various perspectives? This video game is delving into a present and pressing issue that is closer to home, not about some fictional madman operating in the Middle East or in the Caucasus. Some sectors will object to this video game that it may just be suggestive and might actually promote violence.

2013 is still a long time, and it has been sometime now since the last Rainbow Six was released. But for now, Ubisoft needs to release Ghost Recon: Future Soldier so we can see for ourselves what features in this video game that would give us an insight on how this latest Rainbow Six title shall pan out.